The obligatory medal and tourist attraction photo. In the end the clock read 2:49:12 after going through halfway in 1:23:46. The lofty goal of sub 2:45 wasn’t on this time. I settled into 4 mins a km but with such a small field I was pretty much running alone for the last 15k, staying motivated wasn’t easy and my pace dipped to finish with a 2 minute positive split. Very happy putting another marker down and with the experience overall. The scattering of supporters were fantastic, no zombies here. The course was mostly flat and we got lucky with the wind calming overnight. Parts of the course near the end on the coast were very exposed and even the light headwind felt hard. This was also the most scenic part of the course but I did struggle to appreciate it!
Time for some beer. And then on to Frankfurt!